JPH07250662A - Thawing apparatus - Google Patents

Thawing apparatus

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JPH07250662A
JPH07250662A JP6043588A JP4358894A JPH07250662A JP H07250662 A JPH07250662 A JP H07250662A JP 6043588 A JP6043588 A JP 6043588A JP 4358894 A JP4358894 A JP 4358894A JP H07250662 A JPH07250662 A JP H07250662A
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cold air
thawed
thawing
defrosting
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Hidenori Kako
英徳 加古
Junko Takechi
純子 武知
Takayasu Narita
隆保 成田
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Toshiba Corp
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Abstract

PURPOSE:To carry out good-quality thawing by suppressing partial perthawing which is liable to occur by high frequency heating. CONSTITUTION:A cooling air-controlling means 18 for controlling direction of cooling air or spreading of cooling air to a material to be thawed is provided in the flow inlet 7 of chill so as to uniformly apply the cooling air to the material 4 to be thawed.

Description

【発明の詳細な説明】Detailed Description of the Invention

【0001】[0001]

【産業上の利用分野】本発明は、高周波照射と冷気循環
により冷凍物を解凍する解凍装置に関する。
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a thawing device for thawing frozen products by high frequency irradiation and cold air circulation.

【0002】[0002]

【従来の技術】冷凍物の解凍については、自然放置解
凍、冷蔵庫の冷蔵室放置解凍、解凍室での伝導熱や輻射
熱、温風利用の解凍、また電子レンジによる解凍などが
ある。しかし、これらの解凍法は、いずれも非常に時間
がかかったり、温度むら(すなわち解凍むら)が大き
く、高品質な解凍を望むことは困難である。これに対
し、高周波を利用して解凍時間の短縮を実現した上、冷
気を被解凍物の表面に吹き付けることで表面温度の上昇
を防ぐ解凍法が考えられている。そして、このような解
凍法を用いた従来の解凍装置では、冷気循環ファンを回
して冷気流入口から解凍室に冷気を導入するか、例えば
実開昭61−189188号公報に開示されているよう
に、冷風の流れるダクトに電動ダンパを設け、これを開
閉動作させて解凍室への冷気の流入を調節することが行
われている。ところで、解凍する食品にはマグロやいか
などの魚類だけでなく挽き肉・ステーキ肉や薄切り肉な
どの肉類や、アイスクリームやケーキ等の菓子類なども
あり、被解凍物にはいろいろな高さ、形状のものがあ
る。このため、上記のように、冷気流入口から解凍室に
冷気を導入するようにしただけでは、被解凍物に冷風を
一様に当てることは困難である。したがって、被解凍物
によっては一様に冷気が当たらずに表面が0℃以上に融
けて高周波加熱特有の氷と水の誘電率の違いからその部
分がさらに加熱されて温度むらが大きくなり、被解凍物
として例えばマグロを解凍したときには変色し味覚を損
なうということも起る。また、冷気が部分的に当たって
冷やされた箇所ではまだ解凍が不十分になるというよう
なことも起る。
2. Description of the Related Art Thawing of frozen products includes natural thawing, chilling in a refrigerator in a refrigerator, thawing using conduction heat or radiant heat in the thawing chamber, thawing using warm air, and thawing in a microwave oven. However, these thawing methods are very time-consuming and have large temperature unevenness (that is, uneven thawing), and it is difficult to obtain high-quality thawing. On the other hand, there has been considered a thawing method in which a high frequency is used to shorten the thawing time and a cool air is blown onto the surface of the object to be thawed to prevent the surface temperature from rising. In a conventional defrosting apparatus using such a defrosting method, a cold air circulation fan is rotated to introduce cold air into the defrosting chamber from the cold airflow inlet, or as disclosed in, for example, Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 61-189188. In addition, an electric damper is provided in a duct through which cold air flows, and the electric damper is opened and closed to regulate the inflow of cold air into the thawing chamber. By the way, foods to be thawed include not only fish such as tuna and squid but also meat such as minced meat, steak meat and sliced meat, and confectionery such as ice cream and cakes, and the height of the object to be thawed, There are shapes. For this reason, as described above, it is difficult to uniformly apply cold air to the object to be thawed only by introducing the cool air from the cold air flow inlet into the thaw chamber. Therefore, depending on the object to be thawed, cold air does not uniformly hit the surface and the surface melts to 0 ° C or more, and due to the difference in the dielectric constant of ice and water characteristic of high frequency heating, that part is further heated and the temperature unevenness increases. For example, when tuna is thawed as a thawed product, the color changes and the taste is impaired. In addition, there may be a case in which thawing is not sufficient in the cooled area due to the cold air.

【0003】[0003]

【発明が解決しようとする課題】上記のように、高周波
照射と冷気循環による解凍方法は、通常の高周波加熱の
みと比べて被解凍物表面を冷やしながら加熱するため中
心付近と表面の温度差が少なく良好な解凍が期待でき
る。しかしながら、被解凍物に一様に冷気が当たらない
と高周波の性質上氷が溶けた部分に熱が集中するため、
ごくわずかの間に過解凍になったり、冷気が集中的に当
たることにより解凍が不十分になったりすることがあ
り、温度むらのない良好な解凍を行うにはまだ問題があ
った。
As described above, the thawing method using high-frequency irradiation and cold air circulation heats the object to be thawed while cooling it as compared with ordinary high-frequency heating, so that the temperature difference between the vicinity of the center and the surface is small. Good thawing can be expected. However, if the object to be thawed is not uniformly exposed to cold air, heat concentrates on the part where the ice melts due to the nature of the high frequency.
Over-thawing may occur in a very short period of time, or the thawing may become insufficient due to the concentrated contact with cold air, and there is still a problem in performing good thawing without temperature unevenness.

【0004】そこで、本発明は、高周波加熱で起りやす
い部分的な過解凍を抑えることができて良質な解凍を行
うことができる解凍装置を提供することを目的とする。
Therefore, it is an object of the present invention to provide a defrosting device which can suppress partial overthawing which is likely to occur due to high frequency heating and can perform high quality defrosting.

【0005】[0005]

【課題を解決するための手段】上記課題を解決するため
に、本発明は、第1に、金属で被われた解凍室内に高周
波を照射して被解凍物を加熱する高周波加熱手段と、前
記解凍室内に冷気を流入する冷却手段とを備えてなる解
凍装置において、前記解凍室の壁面に複数の電波遮蔽通
風口を設け、該複数の電波遮蔽通風口の何れかを流入口
他の何れかを流出口として前記解凍室に冷気を循環させ
るとともに、前記流入口には前記被解凍物に冷風が一様
に当るように当該被解凍物に対する冷風の向きないしは
冷風の拡がりを調整する冷風調整手段を設けてなること
を要旨とする。
In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention is, firstly, a high-frequency heating means for irradiating a defrosting chamber covered with a metal with a high-frequency wave to heat an object to be defrosted, In a defrosting device comprising cooling means for flowing cold air into the defrosting chamber, a plurality of radio wave shielding vents are provided on the wall surface of the defrosting chamber, and one of the plurality of radio wave shielding vents is used as an inlet or the like. Cold air is circulated in the thawing chamber as an outflow port, and cold air adjusting means for adjusting the direction of the cold air or the spread of the cold air with respect to the object to be defrosted so that the cold air is uniformly applied to the object to be defrosted at the inflow port. The main point is to provide.

【0006】第2に、2以上の前記電波遮蔽通風口を前
記流入口とし、前記冷風調整手段は、当該各流入口の開
口面積及び開口位置を可変し又は何れかの流入口を塞ぐ
ことにより、前記被解凍物に対する冷風の向き及び冷風
の流入面積を調整するように構成してなることを要旨と
する。
Secondly, two or more radio wave shielding vents are used as the inlets, and the cold air adjusting means varies the opening area and the opening position of each of the inlets or closes one of the inlets. The gist is that it is configured to adjust the direction of cold air and the inflow area of cold air with respect to the object to be thawed.

【0007】第3に、前記冷風調整手段は、前記被解凍
物に対する冷風の向きないしは冷風の拡がりを調整する
整流板からなることを要旨とする。
Thirdly, the gist of the cold air adjusting means is a straightening vane for adjusting the direction of the cold air with respect to the object to be thawed or the spread of the cold air.

【0008】第4に、金属で被われた解凍室内に高周波
を照射して被解凍物を加熱する高周波加熱手段と、前記
解凍室内に冷気を流入する冷却手段とを備えてなる解凍
装置において、前記解凍室の壁面に複数の電波遮蔽通風
口を設け、該複数の電波遮蔽通風口の何れかを流入口他
の何れかを流出口として前記解凍室に冷気を循環させる
とともに、前記流入口には前記被解凍物に冷風が一様に
当るように当該被解凍物に対する冷風の向きないしは冷
風の拡がりを調整する冷風調整手段を設け、さらに前記
被解凍物の高さを検出する高さ検出手段と、該高さ検出
手段からの検出信号に応じて前記冷風調整手段の作動を
制御する制御手段とを有することを要旨とする。
Fourthly, in a thaw apparatus comprising a high-frequency heating means for irradiating a thaw chamber covered with metal with a high frequency to heat an object to be thawed, and a cooling means for introducing cold air into the thaw chamber, A plurality of radio wave shielding vents are provided on the wall surface of the thawing chamber, and cold air is circulated in the thawing chamber while using any one of the plurality of radio wave shielding vents as an inlet and the other as an outlet, and at the inlet. Is provided with cold air adjusting means for adjusting the direction of the cold air with respect to the object to be thawed or the spread of the cold air so that the object to be thawed is uniformly hit, and the height detecting means for detecting the height of the object to be thawed. And a control means for controlling the operation of the cold air adjusting means according to a detection signal from the height detecting means.

【0009】第5に、金属で被われた解凍室内に高周波
を照射して被解凍物を加熱する高周波加熱手段と、前記
解凍室内に冷気を流入する冷却手段とを備えてなる解凍
装置において、前記解凍室の壁面に複数の電波遮蔽通風
口を設け、該複数の電波遮蔽通風口の何れかを流入口他
の何れかを流出口として前記解凍室に冷気を循環させる
とともに、前記流入口には前記被解凍物に冷風が一様に
当るように当該被解凍物に対する冷風の向きないしは冷
風の拡がりを調整する冷風調整手段を設け、さらに前記
被解凍物の種類を選択して入力する食品選択手段と、該
食品選択手段からの情報に応じて前記冷風調整手段の作
動を制御する制御手段とを有することを要旨とする。
Fifth, in a thaw apparatus comprising a high-frequency heating means for irradiating a thaw chamber covered with metal with a high frequency to heat an object to be thawed, and a cooling means for introducing cold air into the thaw chamber, A plurality of radio wave shielding vents are provided on the wall surface of the thawing chamber, and cold air is circulated in the thawing chamber while using any one of the plurality of radio wave shielding vents as an inlet and the other as an outlet, and at the inlet. Is provided with cold air adjusting means for adjusting the direction of the cold air or the spread of the cold air with respect to the object to be thawed so that the cold object uniformly hits the object to be thawed, and further selecting the type of the object to be thawed for food selection The gist is to have a means and a control means for controlling the operation of the cold air adjusting means according to the information from the food selection means.

【0010】第6に、金属で被われた解凍室内に高周波
を照射して被解凍物を加熱する高周波加熱手段と、前記
解凍室内に冷気を循環させる冷却手段とを備えてなる解
凍装置において、前記被解凍物を載せて回転するととも
に当該被解凍物の下面に冷風を導く網状の孔が開けられ
た解凍皿を有することを要旨とする。
Sixth, in a thaw apparatus comprising high-frequency heating means for irradiating a thaw chamber covered with metal with high frequency to heat an object to be thawed, and cooling means for circulating cold air in the thaw chamber, The gist of the present invention is to have a thawing dish on which a net-like hole for introducing cold air is formed on the lower surface of the object to be thawed while the object to be thawed is placed and rotated.

【0011】第7に、前記解凍皿は、直径が異なる複数
の環状帯を骨組みとして構成するとともに、当該複数の
環状帯は回転軸側のものほど帯幅が大で且つ各環状帯は
下方から上方に向かって細くなるテーパ状に形成し、当
該解凍皿の全体形状は逆円錐体状に形成してなることを
要旨とする。
Seventhly, the thawing dish comprises a plurality of annular belts having different diameters as a framework, and the plurality of annular belts have a wider belt width on the rotation axis side and each annular belt is from below. The gist is that the thaw dish is formed in a taper shape that narrows upward and the entire shape of the thawing dish is an inverted conical shape.

【0012】第8に、金属で被われた解凍室内に高周波
を照射して被解凍物を加熱する高周波加熱手段と、前記
解凍室内に冷気を循環させる冷却手段とを備えてなる解
凍装置において、前記被解凍物を載せて回転する解凍皿
と、前記被解凍物に応じて前記解凍皿の高さを調節する
解凍皿高さ調節手段とを有することを要旨とする。
Eighth, in a thaw apparatus comprising a high-frequency heating means for irradiating a high-frequency object in a thaw chamber covered with metal to heat an object to be thawed, and a cooling means for circulating cold air in the thaw chamber, The gist of the present invention is to have a thawing dish on which the object to be thawed is rotated and a thawing dish height adjusting means for adjusting the height of the thawing dish according to the object to be thawed.

【0013】第9に、前記解凍皿高さ調節手段は、前記
解凍皿の回転軸に取り付けられた可動板と、該可動板を
上下に移動させる駆動部とを有することを要旨とする。
Ninth, the thawing plate height adjusting means has a movable plate attached to the rotary shaft of the thawing plate and a drive unit for moving the movable plate up and down.

【0014】[0014]

【作用】上記構成において、第1に、被解凍物に冷風が
一様に当るようにその被解凍物に対する冷風の向きない
しは冷風の拡がりを調整することで被解凍物に合わせて
冷風の流れを作ることができ、効率的に一様に冷風が当
てられて高周波加熱で起りやすい部分的な過解凍が抑え
られ、良質な解凍を実現することが可能となる。
In the above structure, firstly, by adjusting the direction of the cold air or the spread of the cold air with respect to the object to be thawed so that the cold air uniformly hits the object to be thawed, the flow of the cold air is adjusted according to the object to be thawed. It is possible to make it, efficiently and uniformly apply cold air, and suppress partial over-thawing that tends to occur due to high-frequency heating, and it is possible to achieve high-quality thawing.

【0015】第2に、流入口は2以上とし、冷風調整手
段は、具体的には、各流入口の開口面積及び開口位置を
可変し又は何れかの流入口を塞ぐことにより、被解凍物
に対する冷風の向き及び冷風の流入面積が調整されて被
解凍物表面に冷風を一様にしかも効率的に当てることが
可能となる。
Secondly, the number of inflow ports is two or more, and the cold air adjusting means specifically varies the opening area and the opening position of each inflow port or closes one of the inflow ports to defrost the object to be defrosted. It is possible to uniformly and efficiently apply the cold air to the surface of the object to be defrosted by adjusting the direction of the cold air and the inflow area of the cold air.

【0016】第3に、冷風調整手段は、具体的には、整
流板で被解凍物に対する冷風の向きないしは冷風の拡が
りを調整することにより、被解凍物表面に冷風を一様に
しかも効率的に当てることが可能となる。
Thirdly, the cold air adjusting means adjusts the direction of the cold air or the spread of the cold air with respect to the object to be thawed by the straightening plate, so that the cold air is uniformly and efficiently applied to the surface of the object to be thawed. Can be applied to.

【0017】第4に、高さ検出手段で被解凍物の高さを
検出し、その検出信号で冷風調整手段の作動を制御する
ことにより、解凍装置の操作が簡便になるとともに短時
間で確実に良質な解凍を行うことが可能になる。
Fourthly, the height detecting means detects the height of the object to be thawed, and the operation of the cold air adjusting means is controlled by the detection signal, which simplifies the operation of the thaw device and ensures the operation in a short time. It will be possible to perform high quality thawing.

【0018】第5に、食品選択手段で被解凍物の種類を
選択し、その選択情報で冷風調整手段の作動を制御する
ことにより、上記とほぼ同様の作用が得られる。
Fifth, by selecting the kind of the object to be thawed by the food selection means and controlling the operation of the cold air adjusting means by the selection information, almost the same operation as described above can be obtained.

【0019】第6に、被解凍物を載せて回転する解凍皿
に、その被解凍物の下面に冷風を導く網状の孔を開ける
ことにより、解凍皿の下側を流れる冷気が被解凍物の下
面に容易に当るようになり、加熱むらのない良質な解凍
を実現することが可能となる。
Sixth, by forming a mesh-like hole in the lower surface of the thawed plate for introducing cold air in the thawed plate on which the object to be thawed is rotated, cold air flowing under the thawed plate is cooled. The lower surface can be easily hit, and high-quality thawing without uneven heating can be realized.

【0020】第7に、上記解凍皿は、具体的には、直径
の異なる複数の環状帯を骨組みとして構成するととも
に、その複数の環状帯は回転軸側のものほど帯幅が大で
且つ各環状帯は下方から上方に向かって細くなるテーパ
を持たせて形成し、解凍皿全体の形状は逆円錐体状とす
ることにより、一層被解凍物の底面に冷気が当りやすく
なり均一な解凍が可能となる。
Seventhly, the thaw plate is constructed by specifically constructing a plurality of annular bands having different diameters as a framework, and the plurality of annular bands have a larger band width on the rotation axis side and each band. The annular band is formed with a taper that narrows from the bottom to the top, and the shape of the entire thawing dish is an inverted conical shape, so that the bottom surface of the thawed object is more likely to be hit with cold air and uniform thawed. It will be possible.

【0021】第8に、被解凍物を載せて回転する解凍皿
の高さを、その被解凍物に応じて調節することにより、
被解凍物を冷気の流れのほぼ中心に移動させることが可
能となり、冷風が被解凍物に一様に効率的に当って良質
な解凍を行うことが可能となる。
Eighth, by adjusting the height of the thawing dish on which the object to be thawed is rotated, according to the object to be thawed,
The object to be thawed can be moved to almost the center of the flow of cold air, and the cold air can uniformly and efficiently hit the object to be thawed to perform high-quality thawing.

【0022】第9に、解凍皿の高さを調節する手段は、
具体的には、解凍皿の回転軸に取り付けられた可動板
と、その可動板を上下に移動させる駆動部とを具備させ
て構成することにより、解凍皿の高さを容易、確実に調
節することが可能となる。
Ninth, the means for adjusting the height of the thawing dish is:
Specifically, the height of the thawing dish is adjusted easily and surely by comprising a movable plate attached to the rotary shaft of the thawing dish and a drive unit for moving the movable plate up and down. It becomes possible.

【0023】[0023]

【実施例】以下、本発明の実施例を図面を用いて説明す
る。図1乃至図4は、本発明の第1実施例を示す図であ
る。図1に示すように、解凍装置1には、高周波の漏洩
を防止する機構の付いた開閉自在の扉2、周囲が金属で
できた解凍室3、被解凍物4を載せて回転させるための
回転皿5、高周波を解凍室3に送り込む導波管開口部
6、解凍室3に冷気を循環させるための冷気流入口7及
び冷気流出口8が備えられ、解凍室3の外側には表示部
9、操作部10、解凍に必要な条件を入力する入力手段
11が備えられている。冷気流入口7と冷気流出口8は
高周波を遮断する電波遮蔽通風口で構成されており、こ
の通風口で例えばパンチングメタルでできている。ま
た、図2に示すように、解凍室3と冷気の循環通路21
は断熱材12で被われおり、冷気循環ファン13を回し
て冷却手段としての冷却器14で冷やされた空気を解凍
室3に送り込むようになっている。冷却器14は圧縮器
16と接続されている。高周波加熱手段としての高周波
発生装置15は図示しない導波管で導波管開口部6に接
続されている。高周波発生装置15は制御手段としての
制御回路17によって制御される。回転皿5上の被解凍
物4は加熱開始とともに回転皿モータ20によって回転
される。また、冷気流入口7の冷気循環通路21側に
は、冷気流入口7の一部を塞ぐ冷風調整手段18が設け
てあり、遮断板18a,18bを上下に動かすことによ
って、冷気流入口7から冷気が出てくる位置及び面積を
変更することが可能になっている。この駆動機構は図示
はしないがモータに歯車を付け遮断板18a,18bの
端に上下方向に歯車にかみ合う爪が切ってあれば容易に
実現可能である。
Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. 1 to 4 are views showing a first embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, a thawing device 1 is provided with a door 2 having a mechanism for preventing high-frequency leakage, a thawing chamber 3 made of metal around the thawing unit 4, and a thawing object 4 for rotating. A rotating dish 5, a waveguide opening 6 for feeding high frequency waves into the thawing chamber 3, a cold airflow inlet 7 and a cold airflow outlet 8 for circulating cold air in the thawing chamber 3 are provided, and a display unit is provided outside the thawing chamber 3. 9, an operation unit 10, and input means 11 for inputting conditions necessary for decompression. The cold air flow inlet 7 and the cold air flow outlet 8 are radio wave shielding vents that block high frequencies, and the vents are made of punching metal, for example. Further, as shown in FIG. 2, the defrosting chamber 3 and the cold air circulation passage 21 are provided.
Is covered with a heat insulating material 12, and the cold air circulation fan 13 is rotated to send the air cooled by the cooler 14 as a cooling means to the thawing chamber 3. The cooler 14 is connected to the compressor 16. A high frequency generator 15 as a high frequency heating means is connected to the waveguide opening 6 by a waveguide not shown. The high frequency generator 15 is controlled by a control circuit 17 as a control means. The object to be thawed 4 on the rotary plate 5 is rotated by the rotary plate motor 20 when heating is started. On the cold air circulation passage 21 side of the cold air flow inlet 7, a cold air adjusting means 18 for closing a part of the cold air flow inlet 7 is provided. It is possible to change the position and area where cold air comes out. Although not shown, this drive mechanism can be easily realized if a gear is attached to the motor and the claws that engage with the gear in the vertical direction are cut at the ends of the blocking plates 18a and 18b.

【0024】次に、上記構成の解凍装置1の動作につい
て説明する。まず、事前に解凍装置1は圧縮器16を運
転して冷却器14で空気を冷やし、冷気循環ファン13
を回転させて解凍室3を十分に例えば0℃以下に冷却し
ておく。扉2を開け、被解凍物4を回転皿5に載せ、扉
2を閉めてこの被解凍物4の解凍条件に必要な条件を入
力手段11に入力し、操作部10を操作することによっ
て解凍が開始される。このとき、表示部9には入力内容
や動作状況が表示される。解凍開始の操作にともない、
回転皿モータ20に通電して被解凍物4を回転させ、高
周波発生装置15から解凍室3に高周波を供給して被解
凍物4を加熱する。このとき、圧縮器16、冷気循環フ
ァン13を連続的に運転あるいは断続運転して冷気流入
口7から解凍室3内に例えば−10℃の冷気を吹き込
み、被解凍物4に冷気を当てながら高周波加熱で解凍す
る。
Next, the operation of the decompression device 1 having the above configuration will be described. First, the defroster 1 operates the compressor 16 in advance to cool the air with the cooler 14, and the cool air circulation fan 13
Is rotated to sufficiently cool the thaw chamber 3 to, for example, 0 ° C. or lower. The door 2 is opened, the object to be thawed 4 is placed on the rotary plate 5, the door 2 is closed, the conditions necessary for the condition for defrosting the object to be thawed 4 are input to the input means 11, and the operation section 10 is operated to thaw. Is started. At this time, the input content and the operation status are displayed on the display unit 9. With the operation to start defrosting,
The rotary dish motor 20 is energized to rotate the object to be defrosted 4, and high frequency is supplied from the high frequency generator 15 to the defrosting chamber 3 to heat the object to be defrosted 4. At this time, the compressor 16 and the cold air circulation fan 13 are continuously or intermittently operated to blow cold air of, for example, −10 ° C. into the defrosting chamber 3 from the cold airflow inlet 7 and apply high frequency to the object to be defrosted 4 while applying cold air. Thaw by heating.

【0025】このような解凍操作において、本実施例で
は、図3に示すような冷風調整手段で冷風の流入する位
置及び面積を変更できるようにしている。したがって、
図2のような被解凍物4がマグロの柵や薄切り肉のよう
に高さのない食品の場合、冷風調整手段18の遮断板1
8a,遮断板18bともに下側に下げて(たとえば18
cをAの位置に設定する)、被解凍物4の上下に均等に
冷却風が流れるようにする。また、図4に示すような被
解凍物4がショートケーキのように高さのある食品では
冷風調整手段18の遮断板18aを上げて(たとえば1
8cをEの位置に設定する)、被解凍物4の上下広い領
域に渡って冷却風が流れるようにする。このように、食
品によって冷気流入口7から冷気が流れ込む位置及び面
積を変更させることができ、食品表面に冷風を一様にし
かも効果的に当てることが可能となる。
In such a thawing operation, in the present embodiment, the position and area where the cold air flows can be changed by the cold air adjusting means as shown in FIG. Therefore,
When the object to be thawed 4 as shown in FIG. 2 is a food without a height such as a tuna fence or thinly sliced meat, the blocking plate 1 of the cold air adjusting means 18
8a and the blocking plate 18b are both lowered (for example, 18
(c is set to the position A), and the cooling air is made to flow evenly above and below the object to be thawed 4. In addition, when the food to be thawed 4 has a height such as a short cake as shown in FIG. 4, the blocking plate 18a of the cold air adjusting means 18 is raised (for example, 1
8c is set to the position E), and the cooling air is allowed to flow over a wide area above and below the object to be thawed 4. In this way, the position and area of cold air flowing from the cold airflow inlet 7 depending on the food can be changed, and the cold air can be uniformly and effectively applied to the food surface.

【0026】なお、本実施例では、1つの冷気流入口7
の一部を塞ぐように冷風調整手段18を設けているが、
冷気流入口7は2つ以上として各冷気流入口に冷風調整
手段を付設し、各冷気流入口の面積及び位置を可変し又
は何れかの冷気流入口を塞ぐことにより、被解凍物に対
する冷風の向き及び冷風の流入面積を調整するようにし
てもよい。
In this embodiment, one cold air flow inlet 7
The cold air adjusting means 18 is provided so as to block a part of
There are two or more cold airflow inlets 7, and each cold airflow inlet is provided with a cold airflow adjusting means, and the area and position of each cold airflow inlet is changed or one of the cold airflow inlets is closed, so that the cold air to the defrosted object is cooled. The direction and the inflow area of cold air may be adjusted.

【0027】次に、第2実施例について図5を用いて説
明する。本実施例は、冷風調整手段19として複数の風
向板(整流板)を用いている。図の例では風向板は3枚
用いられており、3枚の風向板19a,19b,19c
は各々独立にその傾きを、これらを支持する軸をモータ
で回転させるといった方法等で調整することが可能にな
っている。これによって、被解凍物4が高さの低い場合
は風向板19aの冷気流入口7側を下げて回転皿5の高
さ付近に冷気の流れが集中するようにし、図5のように
被解凍物4が大きく背の高い場合は天井側に上げて上下
に渡って冷気流入口から冷風が流れ込み、被解凍物4に
一様に風が当たるようにする。このようにして、食品に
よって冷気流入口7から冷気が流れ込む位置ないしは方
向を変更して、被解凍物4に対する冷風の向きないしは
冷風の拡がりを調整し、食品表面に冷風を一様にしかも
効率的に当てることが可能となる。なお、本実施例では
解凍室3の外側に風向板19a,19b,19cを設け
たが、高周波的に問題さえなければ解凍室3内にこれら
を設けてもかまわない。
Next, a second embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. In this embodiment, a plurality of wind direction plates (rectifying plates) are used as the cold air adjusting means 19. In the example of the figure, three wind direction plates are used, and three wind direction plates 19a, 19b, 19c are used.
It is possible to adjust the inclination of each of them independently by a method of rotating a shaft supporting them by a motor. As a result, when the object to be thawed 4 has a low height, the cold air flow inlet 7 side of the wind direction plate 19a is lowered so that the flow of the cool air is concentrated near the height of the rotary plate 5, and as shown in FIG. When the object 4 is large and tall, the object 4 is raised to the ceiling side and the cold air flows in vertically from the cold airflow inlet so that the object 4 to be defrosted is uniformly exposed to the air. In this way, the position or direction of the cold air flowing from the cold airflow inlet 7 depending on the food is changed to adjust the direction of the cold air or the spread of the cold air with respect to the object to be defrosted 4 so that the cold air is uniformly and efficiently applied to the food surface. Can be applied to. Although the wind direction plates 19a, 19b and 19c are provided outside the thawing chamber 3 in this embodiment, they may be provided inside the thawing chamber 3 as long as there is no problem in terms of high frequency.

【0028】次に、上記各実施例における冷風調整手段
18,19に共通の制御方法について説明する。図6は
光センサを用いた場合の第1の例であり、解凍室3の向
かい合った両壁面の相対する高さに電波は遮蔽できる孔
を開けている。この孔の裏側の一方に発光素子22を、
他方に受光素子23を取り付けてある。たとえば、発光
素子22aから光を送り、受光素子23aがその光を感
知すればその高さに被解凍物4が無く、光を送っても受
光素子23aが感知しなければその高さに被解凍物4が
存在すると制御回路17が判断する。光を感知した時を
ON、しない時をOFFとして被解凍物4の高さに応じ
て冷風調整手段18の遮断板18aを図3のどの位置に
制御するかを表したのが図7である。たとえば、被解凍
物4を解凍室3の解凍皿5上にセットし、解凍開始の操
作が行われると、制御回路17が発光素子22から光を
出させ、受光素子23の下から順に23a,23b,2
3c,23d,23eがOFF,OFF,OFF,O
N,ONのときは遮断板18aの下端18cをCの位置
まで移動させて、冷風を吹き込みながら高周波加熱を行
う。このように被解凍物4の高さを検出して自動的に被
解凍物4に最適な冷風の流れを作ってやることが可能と
なる。これにより、被解凍物4に一様に冷風が当たり、
高周波加熱で短時間でしかも高品質な解凍が実現でき
る。なお、この例では、被解凍物4の高さを検出するの
に光素子を用いたが、特開昭63−21421号公報等
に示されているような超音波素子を解凍室3の天井面に
取り付け、送信・受信することによって高さを検出する
方法でも良い。
Next, a control method common to the cold air adjusting means 18 and 19 in each of the above embodiments will be described. FIG. 6 shows a first example in which an optical sensor is used, and a hole capable of blocking radio waves is formed at a height of both wall surfaces facing each other of the defrosting chamber 3. The light emitting element 22 is provided on one of the back sides of the holes,
The light receiving element 23 is attached to the other side. For example, if light is emitted from the light emitting element 22a and the light receiving element 23a senses the light, there is no object to be defrosted 4 at that height, and if light receiving element 23a does not sense even if light is sent, it is defrosted to that height. The control circuit 17 determines that the object 4 is present. FIG. 7 shows which position in FIG. 3 the cutoff plate 18a of the cold air adjusting means 18 is controlled according to the height of the object to be defrosted 4 by turning on when light is sensed and turning off when light is not sensed. . For example, when the object to be thawed 4 is set on the thaw plate 5 in the thaw chamber 3 and the operation for starting the thaw is performed, the control circuit 17 causes the light emitting element 22 to emit light, and 23a, 23b, 2
3c, 23d, and 23e are OFF, OFF, OFF, O
When it is N or ON, the lower end 18c of the blocking plate 18a is moved to the position C, and high frequency heating is performed while blowing cold air. In this way, it is possible to detect the height of the object to be thawed 4 and automatically create an optimum flow of cold air for the object to be thawed 4. As a result, the cold air uniformly hits the object to be thawed 4,
High-frequency heating enables high-quality thawing in a short time. In this example, an optical element is used to detect the height of the object 4 to be defrosted. However, an ultrasonic element as disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 63-21421 is used as the ceiling of the defrosting chamber 3. A method of mounting on a surface and detecting the height by transmitting / receiving may be used.

【0029】次いで、制御方法の第2の例を図8及び図
9を用いて説明する。図8は入力手段11の構成例を示
したものである。被解凍物4には一般に形状や最終解凍
温度が異なる肉類、魚類、菓子類に分類することができ
る。そこで、第1のキー群として肉類11a、魚類11
b、菓子類11cを設け、その大きさあるいは量を入力
するための第2のキー群(大11d、中11e、小11
f)を設ける。このキーを選択して入力することによ
り、制御回路17がこの入力に応じた解凍の加熱パター
ンで解凍を開始する時に、図9に示すように冷風調整手
段18の遮断板18aを移動させ被解凍物4に適した冷
風が冷気流入口7から流れ込むようにできる。
Next, a second example of the control method will be described with reference to FIGS. 8 and 9. FIG. 8 shows a configuration example of the input means 11. The objects to be defrosted 4 can be generally classified into meat, fish and confectionery having different shapes and final thawing temperatures. Therefore, as the first key group, meat 11a, fish 11
b, a confectionery 11c is provided, and a second key group (Large 11d, Medium 11e, Small 11) for inputting the size or amount thereof is provided.
f) is provided. By selecting and inputting this key, when the control circuit 17 starts thawing with the heating pattern for thawing according to this input, the blocking plate 18a of the cold air adjusting means 18 is moved as shown in FIG. 9 to be thawed. Cold air suitable for the object 4 can be made to flow from the cold airflow inlet 7.

【0030】上述のように高周波照射と冷気循環による
解凍装置では、解凍皿を回転させて高周波加熱で温度む
らの無いようにしている。しかし、従来の平らな皿上の
解凍皿では、被解凍物4の裏面に冷風が当たらずに前述
の局部的な温度上昇が起り易い。そこで、前記各実施例
では、被解凍物4の裏面にも冷風が良く当たるように次
のような構造の解凍皿5にしている。図10(a)は斜
視図であり、同図(b)はその断面図である。解凍皿5
は、直径が異なる複数(図の例では3個)の環状帯5
a,5b,5cを骨組み部分として構成され、これらの
環状帯5a,5b,5cは回転軸側(5a側)のものほ
ど帯幅が大で且つ各環状帯5a,5b,5cは下方から
上方に向かって細くなるテーパ状に形成され、解凍皿5
の全体形状は逆円錐体状になっている。このような構成
により、解凍皿5は、被解凍物の裏面に冷風を導く網状
の孔が開けられた構造となっている。これによって、解
凍皿5の下側を流れる冷気は、被解凍物の裏側にも容易
に当たるようになり、被解凍物4を表側と同じように冷
却することができ加熱むらの無い良好な解凍を実現する
ことができる。
As described above, in the thawing device using high-frequency irradiation and cold air circulation, the thaw plate is rotated so that there is no temperature unevenness by high-frequency heating. However, in a conventional thawing dish on a flat dish, the back surface of the object to be thawed 4 is not exposed to cold air, and the above-mentioned local temperature rise easily occurs. Therefore, in each of the above-described embodiments, the thaw dish 5 having the following structure is provided so that the cold air can well hit the back surface of the object to be thawed 4. FIG. 10A is a perspective view and FIG. 10B is a sectional view thereof. Thaw plate 5
Is a plurality (three in the illustrated example) of annular bands 5 having different diameters.
a, 5b, 5c are configured as a skeleton portion, and these annular bands 5a, 5b, 5c have a larger band width on the rotation shaft side (5a side) and each annular band 5a, 5b, 5c is from the bottom to the top. Thaw plate 5 is formed in a taper shape that narrows toward
The whole shape of is a conical shape. With such a configuration, the thawing dish 5 has a structure in which a mesh-like hole for guiding cold air is formed on the back surface of the object to be thawed. As a result, the cold air flowing under the thawing dish 5 can easily hit the back side of the object to be thawed, and the object to be thawed 4 can be cooled in the same manner as the front side, and good thawing without uneven heating can be achieved. Can be realized.

【0031】図11には、本発明の第3実施例を示す。
これまで説明したものは冷風の流れを被解凍物4に合わ
せるものであったが、冷風側は一定の流れとし、被解凍
物4の高さを変えることによっても前記と同様の効果を
期待できる。図13は解凍皿5の高さを調節可能な解凍
皿高さ調節手段の構成例を示している。解凍皿5は歯車
26の付いた回転軸25で支えられ、回転皿モータ20
の軸に取り付けられた歯車と結合しており、回転皿モー
タ20の回転により解凍皿5は回転する。回転軸25の
下端には上下に駆動部29によって移動できる可動板2
8が備えられており、制御回路17からの信号で被解凍
物4の解凍室3内での高さ調節が可能である。したがっ
て、図6に示した高さ検出手段又は図8に示した食品選
択手段からの情報から制御回路17によって被解凍物4
が冷気流入口7から吹き出る冷風の中心付近に来るよう
に可動板28を上下に移動させる。これによって、冷風
が被解凍物に一様に当たって高品位な解凍が可能とな
る。
FIG. 11 shows a third embodiment of the present invention.
What has been described so far is to match the flow of cold air with the object to be thawed 4, but the same effect can be expected by changing the height of the object to be thawed 4 with a constant flow on the cold air side. . FIG. 13 shows a configuration example of a thawing dish height adjusting means capable of adjusting the height of the thawing dish 5. The thawing dish 5 is supported by a rotary shaft 25 with a gear 26,
It is connected to a gear attached to the shaft of, and the thawing plate 5 is rotated by the rotation of the rotary plate motor 20. At the lower end of the rotary shaft 25, a movable plate 2 that can be moved up and down by a drive unit 29.
8 is provided, and the height of the object 4 to be defrosted in the defrosting chamber 3 can be adjusted by a signal from the control circuit 17. Therefore, the object to be defrosted 4 is controlled by the control circuit 17 based on the information from the height detecting means shown in FIG. 6 or the food selecting means shown in FIG.
The movable plate 28 is moved up and down so as to come near the center of the cold air blown out from the cold airflow inlet 7. As a result, the cold air uniformly hits the object to be thawed, and high-quality thawing becomes possible.

【0032】以上のように、各実施例は解凍装置につい
て説明したが、解凍室3が冷蔵庫に組み込まれたもので
あっても、各実施例における効果と同様の効果を奏す
る。図12は、解凍室3を冷蔵庫24に一体に組み込ん
だ構成を示している。高周波加熱装置15を断熱材12
の外側で背面上部に設置し、冷蔵庫24の冷却器14と
圧縮器16を共用する構造としている。この共用構造は
容易に実現可能である。
As described above, the thaw device has been described in each of the embodiments, but even if the thaw chamber 3 is incorporated in the refrigerator, the same effects as those of the respective embodiments can be obtained. FIG. 12 shows a configuration in which the thawing chamber 3 is integrally incorporated in the refrigerator 24. The high frequency heating device 15 is used as the heat insulating material
It is installed on the outside of the upper part of the back surface and has a structure in which the cooler 14 and the compressor 16 of the refrigerator 24 are shared. This shared structure can be easily realized.

【0033】[0033]

【発明の効果】以上説明したように、本発明によれば、
第1に、冷気の流入口に、被解凍物に冷風が一様に当る
ように当該被解凍物に対する冷風の向きないしは冷風の
拡がりを調整する冷風調整手段を設けたため、被解凍物
に合わせて冷風の流れを作ることができ、効率的に一様
に冷風を当てることができる。したがって高周波加熱で
起りやすい部分的な過解凍を抑えることができて良質な
解凍を実現することができる。
As described above, according to the present invention,
First, since the cold air inlet is provided with a cold air adjusting means for adjusting the direction of the cold air or the spread of the cold air with respect to the object to be thawed so that the cold air is uniformly applied to the object to be thawed, A cold air flow can be created, and the cold air can be efficiently and uniformly applied. Therefore, it is possible to suppress partial over-thawing which is likely to occur due to high-frequency heating and realize high-quality thawing.

【0034】第2に、冷気の流入口は2以上とし、冷風
調整手段は、具体的には、各流入口の開口面積及び開口
位置を可変し又は何れかの流入口を塞ぐことにより、被
解凍物に対する冷風の向き及び冷風の流入面積を調整す
るように構成したため、被解凍物の表面に冷風を一様に
しかも効率的に当てることができる。
Secondly, the number of cold air inlets is two or more, and the cool air adjusting means specifically varies the opening area and the opening position of each inlet or closes one of the inlets. Since the configuration is such that the direction of the cold air with respect to the thawed product and the inflow area of the cold air are adjusted, the cold air can be uniformly and efficiently applied to the surface of the thawed product.

【0035】第3に、冷風調整手段は、具体的には、被
解凍物に対する冷風の向きないしは冷風の拡がりを調整
する整流板で構成したため、上記と同様に、被解凍物の
表面に冷風を一様にしかも効率的に当てることができ
る。
Thirdly, since the cold air adjusting means is specifically constituted by a straightening vane for adjusting the direction of the cold air with respect to the object to be thawed or the spread of the cold air, the cold air is applied to the surface of the object to be thawed in the same manner as above. It can be applied uniformly and efficiently.

【0036】第4に、被解凍物の高さを検出する高さ検
出手段と、該高さ検出手段からの検出信号に応じて前記
冷風調整手段の作動を制御する制御手段とを具備させた
ため、解凍装置の操作が簡便になるとともに、短時間で
確実に良質な解凍を行うことができる。
Fourth, since the height detecting means for detecting the height of the object to be thawed and the control means for controlling the operation of the cold air adjusting means according to the detection signal from the height detecting means are provided. The operation of the defrosting device is simplified, and high-quality defrosting can be reliably performed in a short time.

【0037】第5に、被解凍物の種類を選択して入力す
る食品選択手段と、該食品選択手段からの情報に応じて
前記冷風調整手段の作動を制御する制御手段とを具備さ
せたため、上記と同様に、解凍装置の操作が簡便になる
とともに、短時間で確実に良質な解凍を行うことができ
る。
Fifth, since the food selection means for selecting and inputting the type of the thawed material and the control means for controlling the operation of the cold air adjusting means according to the information from the food selection means are provided. Similarly to the above, the operation of the thawing device is simplified, and high-quality thawing can be reliably performed in a short time.

【0038】第6に、被解凍物を載せて回転する解凍皿
に、その被解凍物の下面に冷風を導く網状の孔を開けた
ため、解凍皿の下側を流れる冷風を被解凍物の下面に容
易に当てることができて加熱むらのない良質な解凍を実
現することができる。
[0038] Sixth, since a net-like hole that guides cold air to the lower surface of the thaw plate is formed in the thaw plate on which the thaw product is placed and rotates, the cool air flowing under the thaw plate is directed to the lower surface of the thaw plate. It can be easily applied to the skin, and good quality thawing without uneven heating can be realized.

【0039】第7に、前記解凍皿は、直径が異なる複数
の環状帯を骨組みとして構成するとともに、当該複数の
環状帯は回転軸側のものほど帯幅が大で且つ各環状帯は
下方から上方に向かって細くなるテーパ状に形成し、当
該解凍皿の全体形状は逆円錐体状に形成したため、被解
凍物の下面に冷風を一層当てやすくすることができる。
Seventhly, the thawing dish comprises a plurality of annular belts having different diameters as a framework, and the plurality of annular belts have a wider belt width on the rotation axis side and each annular belt is from below. Since the thawing dish is formed in a tapered shape that narrows upward and the entire shape of the thawing dish is an inverted conical shape, it is possible to more easily apply cold air to the lower surface of the thawing object.

【0040】第8に、被解凍物を載せて回転する解凍皿
の高さを、その被解凍物に応じて調節するようにしたた
め、被解凍物を冷風の流れの中心部に移動させることが
できて冷風が被解凍物に一様にしかも効率的に当り、良
質な解凍を実現することができる。
Eighth, since the height of the thawing dish on which the object to be thawed is rotated is adjusted according to the object to be thawed, the object to be thawed can be moved to the center of the flow of cold air. As a result, the cold air uniformly and efficiently hits the object to be thawed, and high-quality thaw can be realized.

【0041】第9に、上記の解凍皿の高さを調節する手
段には、前記解凍皿の回転軸に取り付けられた可動板
と、該可動板を上下に移動させる駆動部とを具備させた
ため、解凍皿の高さを容易、確実に調節することができ
る。
Ninth, since the means for adjusting the height of the thawing dish is equipped with a movable plate attached to the rotary shaft of the thawing dish and a drive unit for moving the movable plate up and down. The height of the thawing dish can be adjusted easily and surely.

【図面の簡単な説明】[Brief description of drawings]

【図1】本発明に係る解凍装置の第1実施例において扉
を開いた状態を示す斜視図である。
FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a state in which a door is opened in a first embodiment of a thawing device according to the present invention.

【図2】上記第1実施例の内部構造を示す断面図であ
る。
FIG. 2 is a sectional view showing an internal structure of the first embodiment.

【図3】上記第1実施例における冷風調整手段を示す正
面図である。
FIG. 3 is a front view showing a cool air adjusting means in the first embodiment.

【図4】上記第1実施例において冷風調整手段の異なる
条件時の断面図である。
FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of the cold air adjusting means under different conditions in the first embodiment.

【図5】本発明の第2実施例を示す断面図である。FIG. 5 is a sectional view showing a second embodiment of the present invention.

【図6】上記各実施例に適用される高さ検出手段の構成
例を示す図である。
FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a configuration example of height detection means applied to each of the above-described embodiments.

【図7】上記高さ検出手段の検出信号と冷風調整手段の
遮断板の位置関係を示す図である。
FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a positional relationship between a detection signal of the height detecting means and a blocking plate of the cold air adjusting means.

【図8】上記各実施例に適用される食品選択手段の構成
例を示す図である。
FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a configuration example of food selection means applied to each of the above-described embodiments.

【図9】上記食品選択手段のキー入力と冷風調整手段の
遮断板の位置関係を示す図である。
FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a positional relationship between a key input of the food selection means and a blocking plate of the cold air adjusting means.

【図10】上記各実施例に適用される解凍皿の構成を示
す図である。
FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a configuration of a thawing dish applied to each of the above-mentioned embodiments.

【図11】本発明の第3実施例を示す構成図である。FIG. 11 is a configuration diagram showing a third embodiment of the present invention.

【図12】本発明の解凍装置を冷蔵庫に一体に組み込ん
だ構造例を示す概略断面図である。
FIG. 12 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing a structural example in which the defrosting device of the present invention is integrally incorporated in a refrigerator.

【符号の説明】[Explanation of symbols]

3 解凍室 4 被解凍物 5 解凍皿 5a,5b,5c 環状帯 7 冷気流入口 8 冷気流出口 11 食品選択手段となる入力手段 14 冷却器(冷却手段) 15 高周波発生装置(高周波加熱手段) 17 制御回路(制御手段) 18,19 冷風調整手段 18a,18b 遮断板 19a,19b,19c 風向板(整流板) 22 発光素子 23 発光素子と共に高さ検出手段を構成する受光素子 25 回転軸 28 可動板 29 駆動部 3 Thawing Room 4 Thawing Material 5 Thawing Plate 5a, 5b, 5c Annular Band 7 Cold Air Flow Inlet 8 Cold Air Flow Outlet 11 Input Means as Food Selection Means 14 Cooler (Cooling Means) 15 High Frequency Generator (High Frequency Heating Means) 17 Control circuit (control means) 18, 19 Cold air adjusting means 18a, 18b Blocking plate 19a, 19b, 19c Wind direction plate (rectifying plate) 22 Light emitting element 23 Light receiving element constituting height detecting means with light emitting element 25 Rotating shaft 28 Movable plate 29 Drive

Claims (9)

【特許請求の範囲】[Claims] 【請求項1】 金属で被われた解凍室内に高周波を照射
して被解凍物を加熱する高周波加熱手段と、前記解凍室
内に冷気を流入する冷却手段とを備えてなる解凍装置に
おいて、前記解凍室の壁面に複数の電波遮蔽通風口を設
け、該複数の電波遮蔽通風口の何れかを流入口他の何れ
かを流出口として前記解凍室に冷気を循環させるととも
に、前記流入口には前記被解凍物に冷風が一様に当るよ
うに当該被解凍物に対する冷風の向きないしは冷風の拡
がりを調整する冷風調整手段を設けてなることを特徴と
する解凍装置。
1. A defrosting apparatus comprising: a high-frequency heating means for irradiating a defrosting chamber covered with metal with a high frequency to heat an object to be defrosted; and a cooling means for flowing cold air into the defrosting chamber. A plurality of radio wave shielding vents are provided on the wall surface of the chamber, and cold air is circulated in the defrosting chamber using any one of the radio wave shielding vents as an inlet and the other as an outlet, and the inlet is provided with the A defrosting device comprising: a cold air adjusting means for adjusting the direction of the cold air or the spread of the cold air with respect to the object to be thawed so that the cold air uniformly hits the object to be thawed.
【請求項2】 2以上の前記電波遮蔽通風口を前記流入
口とし、前記冷風調整手段は、当該各流入口の開口面積
及び開口位置を可変し又は何れかの流入口を塞ぐことに
より、前記被解凍物に対する冷風の向き及び冷風の流入
面積を調整するように構成してなることを特徴とする請
求項1記載の解凍装置。
2. The two or more radio wave blocking vents are used as the inflow ports, and the cold air adjusting means varies the opening area and the opening position of each of the inflow ports or closes any one of the inflow ports. The thawing device according to claim 1, wherein the thawing device is configured to adjust the direction of the cold air and the inflow area of the cold air with respect to the object to be thawed.
【請求項3】 前記冷風調整手段は、前記被解凍物に対
する冷風の向きないしは冷風の拡がりを調整する整流板
からなることを特徴とする請求項1記載の解凍装置。
3. The thawing device according to claim 1, wherein the cold air adjusting means comprises a straightening vane for adjusting the direction of the cold air or the spread of the cold air with respect to the object to be defrosted.
【請求項4】 金属で被われた解凍室内に高周波を照射
して被解凍物を加熱する高周波加熱手段と、前記解凍室
内に冷気を流入する冷却手段とを備えてなる解凍装置に
おいて、前記解凍室の壁面に複数の電波遮蔽通風口を設
け、該複数の電波遮蔽通風口の何れかを流入口他の何れ
かを流出口として前記解凍室に冷気を循環させるととも
に、前記流入口には前記被解凍物に冷風が一様に当るよ
うに当該被解凍物に対する冷風の向きないしは冷風の拡
がりを調整する冷風調整手段を設け、さらに前記被解凍
物の高さを検出する高さ検出手段と、該高さ検出手段か
らの検出信号に応じて前記冷風調整手段の作動を制御す
る制御手段とを有することを特徴とする解凍装置。
4. A defrosting apparatus comprising: a high-frequency heating means for irradiating a defrosting chamber covered with metal with a high frequency to heat an object to be defrosted; and a cooling means for flowing cold air into the defrosting chamber. A plurality of radio wave shielding vents are provided on the wall surface of the chamber, and cold air is circulated in the defrosting chamber using any one of the radio wave shielding vents as an inlet and the other as an outlet, and the inlet is provided with the Provided with cold air adjusting means for adjusting the direction of the cold air or the spread of cold air with respect to the object to be thawed so that the cold object uniformly hits the object to be thawed, and height detection means for further detecting the height of the object to be thawed, A defrosting device comprising: a control unit that controls the operation of the cold air adjusting unit according to a detection signal from the height detecting unit.
【請求項5】 金属で被われた解凍室内に高周波を照射
して被解凍物を加熱する高周波加熱手段と、前記解凍室
内に冷気を流入する冷却手段とを備えてなる解凍装置に
おいて、前記解凍室の壁面に複数の電波遮蔽通風口を設
け、該複数の電波遮蔽通風口の何れかを流入口他の何れ
かを流出口として前記解凍室に冷気を循環させるととも
に、前記流入口には前記被解凍物に冷風が一様に当るよ
うに当該被解凍物に対する冷風の向きないしは冷風の拡
がりを調整する冷風調整手段を設け、さらに前記被解凍
物の種類を選択して入力する食品選択手段と、該食品選
択手段からの情報に応じて前記冷風調整手段の作動を制
御する制御手段とを有することを特徴とする解凍装置。
5. A defrosting apparatus comprising: a high-frequency heating means for irradiating a thawing object covered with metal with a high frequency to heat an object to be defrosted; and a cooling means for introducing cold air into the defrosting chamber. A plurality of radio wave shielding vents are provided on the wall surface of the chamber, and cold air is circulated in the defrosting chamber using any one of the radio wave shielding vents as an inlet and the other as an outlet, and the inlet is provided with the Provided with cold air adjusting means for adjusting the direction of the cold air or the spread of cold air with respect to the object to be thawed so that the cold object uniformly hits the object to be thawed, and food selection means for selecting and inputting the type of the object to be thawed. And a control means for controlling the operation of the cold air adjusting means according to the information from the food selection means.
【請求項6】 金属で被われた解凍室内に高周波を照射
して被解凍物を加熱する高周波加熱手段と、前記解凍室
内に冷気を循環させる冷却手段とを備えてなる解凍装置
において、前記被解凍物を載せて回転するとともに当該
被解凍物の下面に冷風を導く網状の孔が開けられた解凍
皿を有することを特徴とする解凍装置。
6. A thaw apparatus comprising: a high-frequency heating means for irradiating a thaw chamber covered with metal with a high frequency to heat an object to be thawed; and a cooling means for circulating cold air in the thaw chamber. A thawing device having a thawing dish having a net-like hole for guiding cold air on the lower surface of the object to be thawed while the object is placed and rotated.
【請求項7】 前記解凍皿は、直径が異なる複数の環状
帯を骨組みとして構成するとともに、当該複数の環状帯
は回転軸側のものほど帯幅が大で且つ各環状帯は下方か
ら上方に向かって細くなるテーパ状に形成し、当該解凍
皿の全体形状は逆円錐体状に形成してなることを特徴と
する請求項6記載の解凍装置。
7. The thaw plate comprises a plurality of annular bands having different diameters as a framework, and the plurality of annular bands have a larger band width on the rotation axis side, and each annular band extends from the bottom to the top. 7. The thawing device according to claim 6, wherein the thawing dish is formed in a taper shape that narrows toward the bottom, and the entire shape of the thawing dish is formed in an inverted conical shape.
【請求項8】 金属で被われた解凍室内に高周波を照射
して被解凍物を加熱する高周波加熱手段と、前記解凍室
内に冷気を循環させる冷却手段とを備えてなる解凍装置
において、前記被解凍物を載せて回転する解凍皿と、前
記被解凍物に応じて前記解凍皿の高さを調節する解凍皿
高さ調節手段とを有することを特徴とする解凍装置。
8. A defrosting apparatus comprising: a high-frequency heating means for irradiating a defrosting chamber covered with metal with a high frequency to heat an object to be defrosted; and a cooling means for circulating cold air in the defrosting chamber. A defrosting apparatus comprising: a defrosting dish on which a defrosted product is placed and rotated, and a defrosting dish height adjusting means for adjusting the height of the defrosting dish according to the object to be defrosted.
【請求項9】 前記解凍皿高さ調節手段は、前記解凍皿
の回転軸に取り付けられた可動板と、該可動板を上下に
移動させる駆動部とを有することを特徴とする請求項8
記載の解凍装置。
9. The thawing plate height adjusting means has a movable plate attached to a rotary shaft of the thawing plate and a drive unit for moving the movable plate up and down.
The described defroster.
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